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September 1, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #burqaban, #islam#burqa, women

Since Burqa Has No Kuranic Injunction, Why Annoy Host Societies?

In normal times Britain’s former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson’s observation that burqa clad women resemble walking “letter boxes” and “bank

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August 31, 2018 The India Observer #ChristianLaw, #HinduLaw, #Lawcommision, #MuslimLaw, #Parsilaw, #Uniformcivilcode

Uniform Civil Code neither necessary nor desirable: Law panel

New Delhi, August 31 A Uniform Civil Code is “neither necessary nor desirable” at this stage, the Law Commission said

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August 31, 2018 The India Observer #CSO, #Demonetisation, #fastestgrowing, #IndianEconomy, #PMModi

Q1 growth validates strong fundamentals of economy, says Debroy

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Bibek Debroy today said that 8.2 per

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August 30, 2018 The India Observer #Bhima-Koregaon, #CPIM, #Maoists, #metoourbannaxals, #Pune, #UrbanNaxals

An ‘anti-fascist front’ to overthrow government, claims Pune police

One activist organized photo exhibitions about lynchings, court is told. Another is alleged to have tried to buy arms from

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August 30, 2018 The India Observer #Blackmoney, #Demo, #fakenotes, #PMModi, Demonetization

Where’s The Black Money? Almost All Banned Notes Returned: Foreign Media

An amount of 107 billion rupees hasn’t yet been received by the Reserve Bank of India after the cash ban,

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August 30, 2018 Adam Rizvi #ImranKhan, #India-Pakistan, #PMModi, #SyedAkbauddin, #TIO, #UN, kashmir

Pak rakes Kashmir UN, India reminds it of ‘Isolated delegation’s failed approach’

Akbaruddin said as recognized by the UN Charter, pacific settlement of disputes can be through a variety of mechanisms and

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August 30, 2018 The India Observer #China, #IndianOcean, #Maldivies, India

Threat to Indians in Maldives, a figment of Swamy’s imagination: Maldivian Ambassador

Maldives is set to go to polls next month. While the Indian government has distanced itself from Swamy’s statement, Swamy

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August 30, 2018 The India Observer #Bengaluru, #Congress, #Congress-JDS, #HDK, #KarnatakaCM, #Kumaraswamy, #RahulGandhi, #Siddaramaiah

100 not out, Kumaraswamy flies to Delhi to seek Rahul’s support

According to Kumaraswamy, the Congress president was happy with his 100 days rule and promised him unconditional support for the

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August 29, 2018 The India Observer #PMModi, #PravasiBharatiyaDivas, #SOCIALMEDIA, #SwachhtaAbhiyan

PM urges people not to ‘spread dirt’ through social media

New Delhi, August 29 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people not to use social media to “spread dirt”,

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August 29, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Khalistan, #Punjab, #ShiromaniAkaliDal, #Sikhs, #UK, #YubaCityGurudwara

Two pro-Khalistani campaigners charged with attacking Akali Dal leader Manjit Singh

New York, August 29. Sukhwinder Singh and Gurdeep Singh, two pro-Khalistani campaigners have been charged by California’s Sutter County Sherriff’s office,

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August 29, 2018 The India Observer #noteban, #PChidamaram, #RBI, Demonetization

Post RBI report, Chidambaram slams BJP on note ban

New Delhi, August 29. Former finance minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday targeted the BJP government for causing a loss of Rs

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August 29, 2018 The India Observer #dissent, #MeTooUrbanNaxal, #Modiassasinationplot, #UrbanNaxals

#MeTooUrbanNaxal goes viral on social media

New Delhi August 29. A day after five rights activists were arrested for their alleged links with Maoists, a#MeTooUrbanNaxal movement

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August 28, 2018 The India Observer #Ayodhya, #BabriMasjid-RamMandir

Ayatollah Sistani’s fatwa on Ayodhya dispute, says ‘Waqf land can’t be used for Temple’

Sistatni’s opinion gives an altogether new twist to the issue in wake of repeated statements by UP Shia Waqf Board

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August 28, 2018 The India Observer #accountabilityinpolitics, #convictednetas, #loksabhaelections2019, #taintednetas, #transperancyinPolitics

Tainted poll candidates to be barred before conviction? Don’t Do It, Centre tells SC

Attorney General KK Venugopal submitted before a Constitution Bench that the laws already provided for when and how a person

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August 28, 2018 The India Observer #CMPinarayiVijayan, #keralacleanliness, #Keralafloods

60,000 Volunteers Descend on Kerala’s Kuttanad for First-of-Its-Kind Clean-Up, Ministers Join In

The army of volunteers, including ministers, electricians, plumbers, snake catchers, bureaucrats and others, will camp for the next three days

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August 28, 2018 The India Observer #Bhima-Koregaon, #BhimaKoregaon, #Dalits, #Naxals

Bhima-Koregaon Violence: Rights activists raided across India, several detained over alleged Naxal links

Sudha Bharadwaj, Anand Teltumbde and Surendra Gadling are among activists reportedly taken into custody. THE INDIA OBSERVER Mumbai Aug.

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August 27, 2018 The India Observer #DGCA, #Drones, #SureshPrabhu

Flying drones to be legal in India from December 1

The use of drones by civilians is currently restricted by the Directorate General of Civilian Aviation. Flying of Remotely Piloted

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August 27, 2018 Shirin Abbas #AtalBihariVajpayee, #BJP, #modi, #Saamana, #sanjayRaut

Sena Leader Questions Day of Vajpayee’s Death, Links It to PM’s Speech

Sena lawmaker Sanjay Raut’s editorial in ‘Saamana’, voices the speculations that have been doing the rounds ever since the death

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August 27, 2018 The India Observer #Airturbinefuel, #ATF, #biofuel, #DehradunDelhi, #Spicejet

India’s first test flight powered by bio-fuel

The flight will be operated from Dehradun to Delhi. Bio-fuel powered one of the turbine engines of a SpiceJet’s Q400

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August 27, 2018 The India Observer #Army, #ArmyChief, #GenBipinRawat, #HumanShield, #MajorGogoi, kashmir

Major Gogoi guilty of ‘fraternizing’ with Kashmiri woman, court orders Army to act

On May 23, Maj. Gogoi was detained by police following an altercation at the hotel in Srinagar where he was

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August 26, 2018 The India Observer #amitshah, #BJP, #Congress, #Elections2019, #loksabhaelections2019, #oppositionunity, #PMModi, #RahulGandhi

Rahul Gandhi says 2019 Lok Sabha election will be between BJP, Opposition alliance

Rahul Gandhi said that the first priority of the Congress is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and stop

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August 25, 2018 The India Observer #amitshah, #AnnaHazare, #ArvindKejriwal, #AtalBihariVajpayee, #ManojTiwari, #NDMC, #ramlilamaidan

Kejriwal ticks off BJP amid proposal to rename Ramlila Maidan after Vajpayee

New Delhi, Aug 25: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took potshots at the BJP on Saturday, saying a reported move to

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August 25, 2018 The India Observer #ArthurRoadJail, #Barrack12, #CBI, #extradition, #KingfisherAirlines, #LondonCourt, #mumbai, #UKHomeSecretary, #VijayMallya

CBI Video explains amenities at Mallya’s proposed prison cell

The court’s directions came after liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s defence team focused its objections on the lack of natural light

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August 25, 2018 The India Observer #Affordablemedicare, #IndianOverseasCongress, #NHS, #PMModi, #RahulGandhi, #UK

Rahul Gandhi explores UK’s affordable healthcare model to prepare blueprint for India

Gandhi, in conjunction with the Indian Overseas Congress UK, initiated the work of this broad-based working group during his ongoing

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August 25, 2018 The India Observer #China, #IndiaPakistan, #Militarydrill, #Russia, #SCO, #SHanghaiCooperationOrganisation, #TIO, India

For the first time Indian, Pakistani troops take part in military drill

The joint exercise will strengthen mutual confidence, interoperability and enable sharing of best practices among armed forces of the SCO